Fall Sports
•Townies In high school action in the pool, Boston Latin senior Jolie Doherty (who also took first place in the 50 freestyle) and junior Victoria Taieb helped the 200 Free Relay team capture first...
View ArticleTake a Hike This Holiday Weekend
With all of the turmoil that is occurring both in our country and across the world today, it is no wonder that Americans are feeling more stressed out than at any time in our recent history. Although...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor
A Special Thank You to All Who Attended Dear Editor, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended my cancer fundraiser, “A Night For Smokey,” a few weeks back – which was...
View ArticleThe Meatless Revolution Is Here
By now we’ve all seen the ads from Burger King for the plant-based burgers that the fast-food chain is offering to its customers. For anyone who has not tried these “burgers,” we can assure you that...
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•Warren Prescott School Dates: *November 6: Picture Day *November 11: Veterans’ Day : No School *November 13: School Site Council Meeting *November 16: BPS School Showcase *November 19: WP School...
View ArticleNeighborhood Round Up
Sullivan Square/Rutherford Avenue Design Project – Public Update The Boston Transportation Department would like to invite the community to a Public Meeting on October 29, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the...
View ArticleDr. Jon LaPook of CBS News Speaks at MGH Institute of Health Professions
Ellen O’Keefe was at the MGH Institute’s Dr. Charles A. and Ann Sanders IMPACT Practice Center, receiving her weekly physical therapy care in the Marjorie K. Ionta PT Center for Clinical Education and...
View ArticleWWII Veteran Marvin Gilmore Joins Honored Educators on USS Constitution Underway
On Friday, Sept. 20, the USS Constitution Museum and USS Constitution hosted an underway honoring more than 250 educators at the start of the school year. In attendance was special guest and honoree...
View ArticleCouncilor Edwards Urges City to Prioritize Fair Housing in City Planning
The Office of Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards released a new report urging the City of Boston and the quasi-public Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) to prioritize civil rights and fair...
View ArticleCMA and The Lions Club Team Up Halloween
For many families Halloween is a fun time of year. Yet, for children who manage complex medical conditions, Halloween can be a time when they are unsafe or excluded altogether. This is the reality for...
View ArticleNew Health Seeking Charlestown Residents to Join Health Center Board of...
North End Waterfront Health (NEW Health) is seeking a new member to fill an open role on its consumer board of directors. NEW Health is a federally-qualified community health center with sites in the...
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Fall Art Show
Frank Cava analyzed the work on display in Charlestown on Friday, Oct. 11, during the Artists Group of Charlestown’s annual Fall Show. The show was on display all last weekend at the StoveFactory...
View ArticleTownie Sports
Fall Sports •Townies On the soccer field, UMass senior midfielder Christian Labeck tallied a shot and 77 minutes of solid two-way play in a heartbreaking 1-0 OT loss to 24th ranked Yale. Christian...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor
‘Neighbor to Neighbor’ on Halloween Dear Editor, Harvest on Vine emergency food pantry began in 2003, as one of St. Mary-St. Catherine’s social ministry efforts. The parish identified food insecurity...
View ArticleBaker’s Plan Will Improve Health Care for All
Ever since 2006, when then-Gov. Mitt Romney worked together with the state legislature to craft a landmark health care bill that served as a model for Obamacare a few years later, Massachusetts —...
View ArticleCNC Election for 7 Precinct Seats Set for Nov. 23
The Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC) is conducting the election for its 7 Precinct seats on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hayes Square Police Station, 20 Vine Street,...
View ArticleNeighborhood Round Up
Boston’s Harborwalk On Saturday, October 26, Boston Harbor Now will host the last in a series of four Harbor walks to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Boston’s Harborwalk. The final walk, which...
View ArticleMayor, Supt. Cassellius Cut Ribbon on New Eliot School
The official opening of the Eliot School K-8 building on Commercial Street took place on Saturday, Oct. 19, with Mayor Martin Walsh and Supt. Brenda Cassellius joining Principal Traci Walker Griffith...
View ArticleHistoric Houses of the Month Charlestown’s Asylum for the Insane
By Nancy Hayford Kueny If you stood on Town Hill in 1800 and gazed westward across what was Charles River Bay at the confluence of Miller’s Creek, you would have seen the magnificent brick mansion of...
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Pets in Costumes
Rafael Rodriguez proudly holds his Carmen Miranda…aka Hazel, during The Anchor’s pet costume contest last Sunday afternoon in the Navy Yard. Several residents and well-dressed canine’s attended for an...
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